AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 Tutorial

Contents
Welcome to the AutoCAD Civil 3D Tutorials
	Getting More Information
	Setting Up the Workspace
	Saving Your Tutorial Drawings
Getting Started Tutorials
	Tutorial: Understanding the AutoCAD Civil 3D User Interface
		Exercise 1: Finding Tools
		Exercise 2: Understanding the Toolspace
		Exercise 3: Using the Panorama Window
	Tutorial: Using Basic Functionality
	Tutorial: Viewing AutoCAD Civil 3D Objects
		Exercise 1: Setting Up the Drawing Window
		Exercise 2: Changing the Display of an Object
		Exercise 3: Viewing a Drawing in Model
Points Tutorials
	Tutorial: Creating Point Data
		Exercise 1: Creating Description Keys
		Exercise 2: Creating Point Groups
		Exercise 3: Importing Points from a Database
	Tutorial: Displaying and Editing Points
		Exercise 1: Displaying an Externally Referenced Drawing
		Exercise 2: Changing the Style of a Point Group
		Exercise 3: Changing Point Group Display Order
		Exercise 4: Removing an Externally Referenced Drawing
		Exercise 5: Editing Points
	Tutorial: Adding User-Defined Properties to Points
		Exercise 1: Creating User-Defined Properties
		Exercise 2: Creating a Label Style That Displays a User-Defined Property
		Exercise 3: Assigning User-Defined Properties to Points
		Exercise 4: Importing Points with User-Defined Properties
		Exercise 5: Querying User-Defined Property Information
Point Cloud Tutorials
	Tutorial: Working with Point Clouds
		Exercise 1: Importing Point Cloud Data
		Exercise 2: Working with Point Cloud Styles
		Exercise 3: Adding Point Cloud Data to a Surface
Surfaces Tutorials
	Tutorial: Creating and Adding Data to a Surface
		Exercise 1: Creating a TIN Surface
		Exercise 2: Adding Point Data to a Surface
		Exercise 3: Adding Breaklines to a Surface
		Exercise 4: Adding an Outer Boundary to a Surface
	Tutorial: Working with Large Surfaces
		Exercise 1: Limiting Imported Surface Data
		Exercise 2: Simplifying a Surface
	Tutorial: Changing the Surface Style and Display
		Exercise 1: Editing the Surface Style
		Exercise 2: Using a Different Style for a Surface
		Exercise 3: Labeling a Surface
	Tutorial: Editing Surface Data
		Exercise 1: Swapping TIN Edges
		Exercise 2: Deleting TIN Lines
		Exercise 3: Adding a Hide Boundary
		Exercise 4: Smoothing a Surface
	Tutorial: Creating a Watershed and Water Drop Analysis
		Exercise 1: Configuring a Style for Watershed Display
		Exercise 2: Generating a Watershed Analysis
		Exercise 3: Creating a Watershed Legend
		Exercise 4: Extracting Objects from a Surface
		Exercise 5: Analyzing Surface Water Runoff
	Tutorial: Generating Surface Volume Information
		Exercise 1: Creating the Base and Comparison Surfaces
		Exercise 2: Creating a TIN Volume Surface
		Exercise 3: Creating a Composite Volume Calculation
	Tutorial: Visualizing Surface Data
		Exercise 1: Moving Multi-View Blocks to a Surface
		Exercise 2: Rendering a Surface
	Tutorial: Obtaining an Aerial Image and Draping It on a Surface
		Exercise 1: Publishing Surface Data to Google Earth
		Exercise 2: Importing a Google Earth Image
		Exercise 3: Draping an Image on a Surface
Survey Tutorials
	Tutorial: Survey Setup
		Exercise 1: Creating a Survey Database
		Exercise 2: Setting the Equipment and Figure Prefix Databases
		Exercise 3: Adjusting and Verifying Settings
		Exercise 4: Setting Survey Styles
		Exercise 5: Setting Up a Linework Code Set
	Tutorial: Importing Survey Data
		Exercise 1: Importing Field-Coded Survey Data
		Exercise 2: Updating Imported Survey Data
	Tutorial: Viewing and Editing Survey Data
		Exercise 1: Viewing Survey Data
		Exercise 2: Editing a Figure
	Tutorial: Analyzing and Reducing Survey Data
		Exercise 1: Querying Survey Data
		Exercise 2: Performing Traverse Analysis
		Exercise 3: Performing Least Squares Analysis
		Exercise 4: Translating a Survey Database
	Tutorial: Manually Creating Survey Data
		Exercise 1: Creating Survey Data Using the Toolspace Survey Tab
		Exercise 2: Creating Survey Data Using the Traverse Editor
		Exercise 3: Creating Survey Data Using the Survey Command Window
		Exercise 4: Calculating an Azimuth in The Astronomic Direction Calculator
		Exercise 5: Creating Figures from Parcels
	Tutorial: Outputting Survey Information
		Exercise 1: Viewing Inverse and Mapcheck Information on a Survey Figure
		Exercise 2: Performing a Mapcheck Analysis with Parcel Labels
		Exercise 3: Performing a Mapcheck Analysis by Manually Entering Data
		Exercise 4: Working with Mapcheck Data
		Exercise 5: Creating Surface Breaklines from Figures
Project Management Tutorials
	Tutorial: Using Data Shortcuts
		Exercise 1: Setting Up a Data Shortcut Folder
		Exercise 2: Creating Data Shortcuts
		Exercise 3: Referencing Data Shortcuts
	Tutorial: Vault Setup
		Exercise 1: Logging In to Autodesk Vault
		Exercise 2: Creating User Accounts and Groups
		Exercise 3: Creating a Project
	Tutorial: Creating, Referencing, and Modifying Project Object Data
		Exercise 1: Adding a Drawing to the Project
		Exercise 2: Creating a Reference to a Project Object
		Exercise 3: Checking Out and Modifying a Project Object
		Exercise 4: Checking In a Project Object
		Exercise 5: Updating a Project Object
	Tutorial: Creating and Modifying Project Point Data
		Exercise 1: Adding Points to a Project
		Exercise 2: Checking Out and Modifying Project Points
		Exercise 3: Checking In Project Points
	Tutorial: Exporting and Importing Vault Projects
		Exercise 1: Exporting a Vault Project
		Exercise 2: Importing a Data Shortcut Project into Vault
Alignments Tutorials
	Tutorial: Creating Alignments
		Exercise 1: Creating an Alignment with the Alignment Layout Tools
		Exercise 2: Adding Free Curves and Spirals to an Alignment
		Exercise 3: Adding Floating Curves to an Alignment
	Tutorial: Editing Alignments
		Exercise 1: Editing the Layout Parameter Values of an Alignment
		Exercise 2: Grip Editing an Alignment
		Exercise 3: Applying a Mask to an Alignment
	Tutorial: Working with Offset Alignments
		Exercise 1: Creating Offset Alignments
		Exercise 2: Editing an Offset Alignment
		Exercise 3: Adding a Widening to an Offset Alignment
		Exercise 4: Editing an Offset Widening
	Tutorial: Designing an Alignment that Refers to Local Standards
		Exercise 1: Drawing an Alignment that Refers to Design Criteria
		Exercise 2: Viewing and Correcting Alignment Design Criteria Violations
		Exercise 3: Working with Design Checks
		Exercise 4: Modifying a Design Criteria File
	Tutorial: Applying Superelevation to an Alignment
		Exercise 1: Calculating Superelevation for an Alignment
		Exercise 2: Calculating Superelevation for an Individual Curve
		Exercise 3: Creating a Superelevation View
		Exercise 4: Adding and Modifying Superelevation Stations
		Exercise 5: Editing Superelevation Parameters Graphically
Profiles Tutorials
	Tutorial: Designing Simple Profiles
	Tutorial: Using Surface Profiles
		Exercise 1: Creating and Displaying Surface Profiles with Offsets
		Exercise 2: Changing the Profile Style
		Exercise 3: Reviewing Surface Profile Characteristics
	Tutorial: Using Layout Profiles
		Exercise 1: Creating a Layout Profile
		Exercise 2: Editing a Layout Profile
		Exercise 3: Copying a Profile and Offsetting it Vertically
	Tutorial: Designing a Profile that Refers to Local Standards
		Exercise 1: Specifying Profile Design Criteria
		Exercise 2: Drawing a Profile that Refers to Design Criteria
		Exercise 3: Viewing and Correcting Profile Design Criteria Violations
	Tutorial: Displaying and Modifying Profile Views
		Exercise 1: Editing the Profile View Style
		Exercise 2: Adding Hatch Patterns Between Profiles
		Exercise 3: Projecting Objects onto a Profile View
		Exercise 4: Splitting a Profile View
		Exercise 5: Creating Multiple Profile Views
		Exercise 6: Creating Stacked Profile Views
	Tutorial: Working with Data Bands
		Exercise 1: Adding Data Bands to a Profile View
		Exercise 2: Moving Labels in a Data Band
		Exercise 3: Modifying a Data Band Style
Parcels Tutorials
	Tutorial: Creating Parcels
		Exercise 1: Creating Parcels from AutoCAD Objects
		Exercise 2: Subdividing a Parcel with a Free-Form Segment
		Exercise 3: Subdividing a Parcel with a Slide Line
		Exercise 4: Subdividing a Parcel with a Swing Line
		Exercise 5: Working with Alignments and Parcels
	Tutorial: Editing Parcel Data
		Exercise 1: Sliding a Parcel Lot Line
		Exercise 2: Swinging One End of a Parcel Lot Line
		Exercise 3: Editing Parcel Lot Line Geometry
	Tutorial: Displaying and Analyzing Parcels
		Exercise 1: Changing Parcel Style Display Order
		Exercise 2: Exporting Parcel Data
Grading Tutorials
	Tutorial: Setting up Grading Standards
		Exercise 1: Reviewing Grading Settings
		Exercise 2: Creating Grading Criteria
		Exercise 3: Creating Grading Styles
	Tutorial: Creating Gradings
		Exercise 1: Creating Feature Lines
		Exercise 2: Assigning Feature Line Elevations
		Exercise 3: Creating a Grading
	Tutorial: Editing Gradings
		Exercise 1: Editing the Grading Elevation
		Exercise 2: Balancing Cut and Fill Volumes
		Exercise 3: Editing the Grading Criteria
	Tutorial: Grading from a Complex Building Footprint
		Exercise 1: Simplifying a Building Footprint
		Exercise 2: Grading from a Building Footprint to a Surface
		Exercise 3: Filling Holes in a Grading
	Tutorial: Using Feature Lines to Modify a Grading
		Exercise 1: Smoothing Feature Line Arcs
		Exercise 2: Adjusting Grading Triangulation with a Feature Line
		Exercise 3: Working with Crossing Feature Lines
Corridor Assembly Tutorials
	Tutorial: Working with Assemblies
		Exercise 1: Creating an Assembly
		Exercise 2: Modifying the Subassembly Name Template
		Exercise 3: Managing Assemblies and Subassemblies
	Tutorial: Creating an Assembly with Conditions
		Exercise 1: Examining the Existing Corridor in Section
		Exercise 2: Adding Conditional Subassemblies to a Corridor Assembly
		Exercise 3: Adjusting Conditional Subassembly Properties
		Exercise 4: Rebuilding the Corridor and Examining the Results
	Tutorial: Saving and Sharing Corridor Assemblies
		Exercise 1: Saving Assemblies to a Tool Palette
		Exercise 2: Copying Assemblies to a Tool Catalog
		Exercise 3: Publishing a Tool Catalog
		Exercise 4: Installing a Tool Catalog
		Exercise 5: Moving Assemblies from a Tool Catalog to a Tool Palette or Drawing
Corridors Tutorials
	Tutorial: Creating a Basic Corridor Model
	Tutorial: Creating a Corridor with a Transition Lane
		Exercise 1: Creating an Assembly with a Transition Lane
		Exercise 2: Creating a Corridor with a Transition Lane
	Tutorial: Creating a Divided Highway Corridor
		Exercise 1: Creating a Divided Highway Assembly
		Exercise 2: Creating a Divided Highway Corridor
	Tutorial: Viewing and Editing Corridor Sections
		Exercise 1: Viewing Corridor Sections
		Exercise 2: Editing Corridor Sections
	Tutorial: Viewing and Rendering a Corridor
		Exercise 1: Creating Corridor Surfaces
		Exercise 2: Creating Corridor Surface Boundaries
		Exercise 3: Visualizing a Corridor
Intersection and Roundabout Tutorials
	Tutorial: Creating Intersections
		Exercise 1: Creating a Peer Road Intersection
		Exercise 2: Creating a Primary Road Intersection with Turn Lanes
		Exercise 3: Creating an Intersection with Existing Geometry
	Tutorial: Editing Intersections
		Exercise 1: Editing the Horizontal Geometry of an Intersection
		Exercise 2: Editing the Vertical Geometry of an Intersection
		Exercise 3: Creating and Editing a Corridor in the Intersection Area
	Tutorial: Working with Roundabouts
		Exercise 1: Creating a Roundabout
		Exercise 2: Adding an Approach Road to a Roundabout
		Exercise 3: Adding a Turn Slip Lane to a Roundabout
		Exercise 4: Editing Roundabout Components
		Exercise 5: Working with Roundabout Design Standards and Presets
Sections Tutorials
	Tutorial: Creating Section Views
		Exercise 1: Creating Sample Lines
		Exercise 2: Creating Section Views
	Tutorial: Adding Data to a Section View
		Exercise 1: Projecting an Object onto a Section View
		Exercise 2: Adding a Section View Grade Label
		Exercise 3: Adding a Data Band to a Section View
Material Calculation Tutorials
	Tutorial: Calculating Earthwork Volumes from Corridor Models
		Exercise 1: Reviewing Quantity Takeoff Criteria and Report Settings
		Exercise 2: Creating a Material List
		Exercise 3: Generating a Volume Report
	Tutorial: Working with Mass Haul Diagrams
		Exercise 1: Creating a Mass Haul Diagram
		Exercise 2: Balancing Mass Haul Volumes
		Exercise 3: Editing the Mass Haul Line Style
	Tutorial: Calculating and Reporting Quantities
		Exercise 1: Loading and Navigating a Pay Item List
		Exercise 2: Assigning Pay Item Codes to AutoCAD Objects
		Exercise 3: Assigning Pay Item Codes to Pipe Network Parts
		Exercise 4: Assigning Pay Item Codes to Corridors
		Exercise 5: Working with Quantity Reports
		Exercise 6: Working with Pay Item Formulas
		Exercise 7: Creating a Pay Item List
Pipe Network Tutorials
	Tutorial: Creating a Pipe Network
		Exercise 1: Creating a Pipe Network from a Polyline
		Exercise 2: Creating a Pipe Network by Layout
		Exercise 3: Adding Parts to a Pipe Network
	Tutorial: Changing Pipe Network Properties
		Exercise 1: Adding Parts to the Parts List
		Exercise 2: Changing the Surface, Alignment, and Rules Configuration
		Exercise 3: Adding a Branch to a Pipe Network
	Tutorial: Viewing and Editing Pipe Networks
		Exercise 1: Drawing Pipe Network Parts in a Profile View
		Exercise 2: Adding Labels to Pipe Network Parts
		Exercise 3: Editing Pipe Network Parts in a Profile View
		Exercise 4: Overriding the Style of a Pipe Network Part in a Profile View
		Exercise 5: Viewing Pipe Network Parts in a Section View
		Exercise 6: Creating Pipe and Structure Tables
Part Builder Tutorials
	Tutorial: Creating a Cylindrical Manhole Structure
		Exercise 1: Defining the New Part in the Structure Catalog
		Exercise 2: Defining the Manhole Geometry
		Exercise 3: Matching Offsets and Dimensions to Parameters
		Exercise 4: Verifying the New Part
	Tutorial: Creating a Drop Inlet Manhole Structure
		Exercise 1: Defining the New Part in the Structure Catalog
		Exercise 2: Defining the Manhole Geometry
		Exercise 3: Creating Profiles and Establishing Parameters
	Tutorial: Creating a Vault Structure
		Exercise 1: Defining the New Part in the Structure Catalog
		Exercise 2: Defining the Vault Top Section Geometry
		Exercise 3: Defining the Vault Box Geometry
		Exercise 4: Finalizing the Part
		Exercise 5: Using the New Part
Labels and Tables Tutorials
	Tutorial: Preparing to Annotate a Drawing
		Exercise 1: Attaching Drawings as Xrefs for Annotation
		Exercise 2: Exploring the Annotation Tools on the Ribbon
	Tutorial: Adding and Editing Labels
		Exercise 1: Adding Labels in Groups
		Exercise 2: Manually Labeling an Object
		Exercise 3: Selecting and Moving Labels
		Exercise 4: Working with Label Properties
	Tutorial: Changing the Content of a Label
		Exercise 1: Overriding Label Text
		Exercise 2: Changing Label Content in the Drawing Settings
	Tutorial: Working with Tables and Tags
		Exercise 1: Creating a Parcel Area Table
		Exercise 2: Converting Labels to Tags
		Exercise 3: Renumbering Table Tags
	Tutorial: Working with Label Styles
		Exercise 1: Creating a Label Style
		Exercise 2: Using a Child Label Style
		Exercise 3: Controlling Label Appearance Using Layers
		Exercise 4: Changing the Dragged State of a Label
		Exercise 5: Changing a Label Style
		Exercise 6: Creating a Label Style that Refers to Another Object
	Tutorial: Using Expressions in Labels
		Exercise 1: Creating an Expression
		Exercise 2: Inserting an Expression Into a Label Style
Plan Production Tutorials
	Tutorial: Preparing a Drawing for Plan and Profile Sheet Layout
		Exercise 1: Configuring Viewports
		Exercise 2: Creating View Frames
	Tutorial: Generating Sheets for Plotting
		Exercise 1: Creating Plan and Profile Sheets
		Exercise 2: Creating Section Sheets
Tutorial Folder Locations
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